Gas-operated gun.



No. 877,657. PATENTED JAN. 2a, 1908.

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GAS OPERATED GUN.

APPLICATION FILED NOV.6, 1905.

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GAS OPERATED GUN. APPLICATION FILED NOV. 6, 1905.

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GAS OPERATED GUN.

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WILLIAM MASON, OF NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOR TO WINCHESTER REPEATING ARMS 00., OF NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT, A CORPORATION. v

' GAS-OPERATED GUN.

Specification of Letters'Patent.

Patented Jan. 28, 1908.-

Application filed November 6.1905. Serial No. 286.108.

Haven, in the county of New Haven and State of Connecticut, have invented a new and'useful Improvement in Gas-O erated Guns; and I do hereby declare the fol owing, when taken in connection with the accompanying drawings and the letters of reference marked thereon, to bea full, clear, and exact description of the same, and which said drawings constitute part of this specification, and represent, in

Figure 1 a broken plan view of a gun constructed in accordance with my invention, the barrel, the butt-stock, and the upper tang forming an integral part of the gunframe being broken away. Fig. 2- a corresponding view in right hand side elevation, s owing the gun closed. Fig. 3 a broken view in right hand side elevation showing the gun open the rear end of the frame being broken away on the line a:a: of the preceding figure. Fig. 4 a broken view looklng into the gun from its right hand side and show ing it closed, this view being secured by cutting the gun-frame and tang on a vertical,

central, longitudinal line and leaving all of the parts of the mechanism in place and eX- posed. Fig. 5 a view partly in right hand side elevation and partly in vertical longitudinal section showing the forward-end of the tubular magazine and a ortion of the gun-barrel, this view being vlrtually a continuation of the preceding. Fig. 6 a view of the gun in vertical cross-section on the line a,b-of Fig. 4. Fig. 7 a corresponding view on line cd of Fig. 4. Fig. 8 a corresponding view on line ef of Fig. 4. Fig. 9 a cor- 10 a corresponding view on line ij of Fig. 5.

Fig. 11 a brokenview in vertical longitudinal section looking toward the left hand side of the gun'which is shown closed, some of the parts of the mechanism being omitted for clearness. Fig. 12 a broken view of the gun in horizontal section on the line kZ of Fig. 2. Fig. 13 a broken view in horizontal section on the line mn of Fig. 4, showing the obturator, the extractors, &c. Fig. 14 a broken view partly in vertical central longitudinal section, and partly in right hand elevation,

showing the parts contained within the left hand half of the gun-frame in the positions they have when,the gun is open,'though some have been removed for clearness. Fi 15 a similar view showing the left hand haf of the gun-frame broken away, this view being designed with particular reference to showing parts not shown in Fig. 14, though showing some parts also shown therein. Fig. 16 a view corresponding substantially to Fig. 15, but showing the gun closed. Fig. 17 a broken view in right hand elevation with some parts in section, showing the method of charging the tubular magazine. 18 a broken view of the gun partly in vertical longitudinal section and partly in ri ht hand side elevation showing a cartridge ifted by the carrier into position for being picked up by the barrel shown as having already begun its rearward movement over the cartridge. F ig. 19 a detached view in vertical longitudinal section of the gun-frame, showing'the left hand side thereof. Fig. 20 a correspond-- ing view showing the right hand side of the gun frame. Fig. 21 a detached broken view in right hand side elevation of the gun-barrel intermediate portions of which are broken away for economy of space. Fig. 22 a view thereof in rear elevation, showing its coupling sleeve. Fig. 23a cross sectlonal view of the barrel on the line o -p of'Fig. 21, looking forward. Fig. 24 a view of the barrel in cross-section on the line q1' of Fig. 21,

looking forward. Fig. 25 a detached plan plan, outside and front elevation views of the action-slide connection. Fig. 33 a detached view of'the action handlein elevation. Fig. 34 a view thereof in vertical cross-section on the line st of Fig. 33. Fig. 35 comp'rises a plan view and a view in outside elevation of the right hand action slide. Fig. 36v comprises a plan view and a view in outside elevation of the action hook. Fig. 37 com-' rises a plan view, and views in side, rear and ront elevatlon of the e ector. F1g.38 comprises a plan view, a side view and a front view of. the pivotal ti ming-yoke. Fig. 39 comprises a plan view, a side v1ew and a front face of the barre improvement in that class of gas-operated movable barrel and firmg, the-object being to"pro duce an effective, safe and reliable gun of this .charac ter.

With these ends in view, my invention consists in 'a gun having certain details of construction and combination of parts as will,be hereinafter described and pointed out inthe claims. i

In carrying out my invention as herein shown, the movable barrel 2 is formedat-a point in front of the stationary tubular, ma

inclined gas-port 4 .(Fig. 5) registering Wit a rearwardly inclined gas-passage 5jformed in a bracket 6 r idly attached to. the lower (FigfZ l).- The said gas' passage 5 registers atits rear end Witha aspassageJ formed in a short piston 8 attac ed 1 y three screwsQ (Fig; 24) to the rearface of the bracket 6 and havin a dowel 10entering a dowel-hole 11 formedt erein.

j If desired, the piston may be made integral with the bracket, thoughthe construction described is-more convenient.

ton-fits closel intoa forwardly ope gaschamber 12' ormed in the forward en of a magazine-tip 13 appllied to the forward end of the magazine, I e' piston eing enough shorter than the-depth of t producea narrow space 14 (Fig. 5) between the face of the-piston and; the bottom of the l ehamber 12 ofwhich .the space in reality forms apart; A portion'of the gases'of explosionpa'ss 'throu h the gas-port 4' and the gas-passagesfian 7 into.thes pace-1 4, and

, expanding thererimpinge against the face of o I it I the thepi'ston Sand the bottom of thechamber "chamber to zinc 3 with a rearwardly and downwar lg" The said pis- 12 and produce, the pressurefreqilired for mov' the barrel 2 sufficiently-Iorward-"to' en t e breech.andextract'the' spent shelh ont endj'o'f'the =magaz1ne. Asthebarw rel moves forward,- it compresses an operatmgfspring encircling.- the magazine 3fand v abutting at its-forward endag'ainstthe rearf edge of an operating spring abutment-s e'eve 16 (Fig, 5) and at-itsrear' end a ainst the forward edge (Fig.. 4) of- .a coup sleeve 17..

mounted-'11 on 'the'barrel'Z at the rear end e ressure of the gas acting in effect. against 5 thereof. 2 he magazinetip 13 is formed "with I a rearwardl openin threaded socket, 18into which'thetlirejadedf U I zine is .screwed -"".The bottom mu .of. t 's socket forms an abutment-for the forward Or W ard end 'of-the ma a- Ab tubular magazine shot guns in which apor-i tion of the gases of explosionl supply the" power for all of the o erati ons required'iiil? working the gun barring only -.theloading.

and prevents the "same from inj handas it movesback-and forth over the for- Ward end of the magazine.

. with anannular hand sidewall of'the gun frame.

arms? end ofa shor't magazine-followerfspring 19 (Fig. 5) the rear end of which is entered into" a magazine-follower 20 of usual construction a andprevented from being ushed out of the:

rear end of the ;maga zine-' ybushing 21 .(Fig. 17

p 13,-. hasits rear edge u onb phe oi'ward edge of a'bear- 'i gisleeye 23 (Figs. 5 8:10) ri 'dlysec'ured to forward and back. When .the' barrel is moved-forwardby the pressure developed by the admission of as into the space 14aforepinges against tlierearedgeof the buffer" 22 gazlnef-jinposition to bear against and dependii1g from the barre andencircling the ma a'zine'gand supporting and guidingthe forwar end of: the barrel asthe same moves .said, the-forwar edge of the sleeve 23- im k and so reduces: the. shock of stopping :the

barrel. v i

A tubular sheet-metal jacket or guard 24 I having 'it'sf'forward edge set-into an annular groove'25 in the tip '13 (-Fig. 5) and its rear edge setinto an annular groove 26 in the abutment sleeve 16, incloses the forward end of the magazine and the bearing-sleeve 23 Thev abutment-sleeve 16 is-recesedat its rear-end toreceive a forearm tip 27 mounted inkthe forward-end of the forearm.- 2.8, whereby the forward end of the forearm is strength.

enedfandprotected, its rear end being formed 'arm'is supported.

Themovement of the barrel Zforward and back is transmitted to the parts for the system oraction of the gun by means 0 th coupling sleeve 17 mounted upon the barre ceiver'31, whereby the rear endg of the foreback an forth therewith. This 'sleeve is provided on its right'hand side with alu 32 .enterin of the orward end'of a bar-likeaction-slide connection 34 (Fig- 32) which is rigidly-sea vertica groove 33 in the inner ace cured to the sleeve 17 by means of a screw' 35 (Fig. 4). This action-slide connection islocated in a longitudinal groove 36 formed in the outefface of the right hand wall ofthe Eu '-frame 31. Two bored and" threaded 11bS-37 proj end of the a'ctio de connection 34 are procti utwardly from the rear" n li 4' oove 29 receiving a tongue 30 at the forwar end of the gun-frame or re- .as alread described, and therefore moving 1104 vided-for the rece tion of screws'38, 38, by

me'ans of which a', andle 39 is secured to the slide for e nual 'operation'of'the gun.

At its rear end the action-slide is formed with an inwardl projecting er 4() passmg through an moving bac an forth in a long.

na'rrowfslot 41 -(Fig. '20) formed in the right During the last portion of the forward excursion of the action-slide connection 34, its finger 4O enters a notch 42 formed in the upper edge of the forward end of an actionward portion 48 (Fig. 20) of the lower wall of the recess '46 during its engagement with the said finger 40. From the moment the finger 40 has been fully entered into the notch 42, the hook 4 3, and hence the actionslide 45, are carried forward by the actionslide connection 34.

As the action-slide 45 moves forward, a lug 49 projecting upward at its rear end engages with the rounded lower edge of a lug 50 at the rear end of the right hand side of an ejector 51 (Fig. 37) hung on a horizontal pin 52 in the gun-frame 3]., whereby the upturned toe 53 at the forward end of the ejector is swung upward and caused to strike a quick blow upon the spent shell left in the grasp of the extractors 54 by the forward movement of the barrel 2 The spent shell is thus ejected through the long ejectionopening 55 in the top of the gun-frame 31 by the said ejector the upward movement of which is arrested by the obturator 118 which in this way functions as a stop for the ejector.

During the described forward movement of the action-slide 45, the beveled forward end of a lug 56 upon its left hand face rides over the forward arm 57 of-a cocking-lever 58 which is turned upon its pin 59, whereby an antifriction roller 60 in the rear arm 61 of the said lever is engaged with the cam-like heel 62 of the hammer 63 with the eflect of swinging the hammer backward on its pin 64 into its cocked position in which its cocking-notch 65 is entered by the forwardend of a scar 66 hung upon a pin 67 mounted in the lower-tang 68. The said hammer 63 carries an antifriction roller 69 engaged by a hammer-spring 7 O beneath which is located a scar spring 71 engaging with the 'rear end of the sear 66. The cocking-lever 58 is returned to its normal position upon the rearward excursion ofv the action-slide 45, by

means of a cocking-lever spring 72 secured by a screw 73 to the-lower tang just above the trigger-guard 74;

At its rearend the action-slide 45 is provided upon its inner or left hand face with a lug 75 located in line with the lug 56 and havingits forward end beveled to adapt it on the forward excursion of the slide to engage with an antifriction roller 76 mounted in the forward end of a carrier-lever 7 7 (Fig. 29) hung in the gun frame on a pin 78, where- 68 at a point by the said lever is depressed, without effect however updn the pivotal cartridge-carrier 79 (Figs. 25, 26) also hung upon the pin 78 aforesaid. Upon the completion of the forward excursion of the slide 45, the lug 75 permits the carrier-lever 77 to be swung upward by the downward action upon it of the leaf 80 of a double-leaf spring 81, the leaf 82 of which acts upward on the carrier 79. The downward action of the spring 80 u on the carrier lever 77, lifts the same into t e position in which itis shown in Fig. 15', the antifriction roller 76 being located directly back of the beveled rear end of the lug 75 on the action slide 45.. Now at the beginning of the rearward excursion pf the slide 45, the bevel at the rear end of the lug 75 engages with the roller 76 and forces the same upward, whereby the carrier-lever" 77 is elevated. This causes the lower face 83 of the lug 84 on its left hand side to engage with the face 85 of 'a lug 86 on theright hand face of the carrier 79, whereby the same is swung upward in unison with the upward movement of the carrier-lever 77 lifting -'a loaded shell from the magazine into position to be-telescoped, as it were, by the barrel 2 upon the rearward excursion thereof, for it must be understood that the loaded cartridges arev introduced into the gun-barrel by. the movement of the gun-barrel rearward over them rather than by their forward movement into the gunbarrel in the more common way. The pivotal carrier 79 is formed at its rear end with a lu'g 87 the lower face of which is engaged by the leaf 82 of the spring 81.

The carrier is held in its elevated or cartridge-discharging positionv by means of the lug 75 until the rearward movement thereof with the action-slide 45 permits the roller 76 of the carrier-lever 77. to drop over the forward end of the said lug after which the carrier and carrier-lever move downward into their normal positions, (Fig. 4),-'the carrier being normally held down 1n its. normal depressed or cartridge-receiving position by the eaf. 82 of the spring 81 acting upward on its lug 87 while the carrier-lever is held in its normal position by the leaf 80 of the spring 81 acting downward on its lug 84..

On the reartvard excursion of the actionslide connection 34, the finger 40 thereof pushes the action-hook43/rearward until the to drop outof engagement with the said finger, whereby the action-slide 45 is dropped, as it were, by the action-slide connection which continues to move rearward with the barrel. To revent the premature firing of the gun, as wefi as to controlits automatic action and prevent all of the cartridges in the magazine being fired in succession by one pulling of the trigger, I employ a'timing mechanism which puts the sear 66 out of lay, so to speak, except when the gun is ful y closed, and when same is permitted by the recess 47 (Fig. 20)

- the tri ger has been released and allowed to move orwardas in an. ordinary single fire gun.- This timing mechanism comprises a pivotal timing-yoke 88. (Fig. 38) the crossbar 89 of which is located inn horizontal plane and ada ted'to be entered betweenthe rear end of t e sear 66 and a cou l'ing lug'90 on the trigger 91 which is furnis ed with atrig er-spring 92. The said timing-yoke 88-is ung by a pivot 93 in the arms 94, 94, of a [/5 timing-rocker 95 pivoted in the lower tang 68. A small coiled spring 97 located in a socket 98 in the arm 94 engages'with a shoulder 99 on the timing-yoke and exerts a constant effort to maintain the crossbar 89 thereoffin' engagement with the coupling lug 90 of the trigger 91 which swings on a ivot 67 also forming a pivot for the sear 66. he scar and .trigger are constructed and arranged. so that the trig er never comes in contact with the rear en .of the sear which it cannot operate except through the medium of the crossbar 89 of the timing-yoke 88. When the said crossbar is interposed between the rear end 5 of the scar and the cou ling lug 90 of the trigger then the trigger wi l operate the sear, but when thetiming-y'oke' is retracted so asto withdraw its cross bar 89 from engagement with the rear end of the sear, then the trigger,

althou'gh'it may be swung on the pivot 67, is without 0 erative effect on the sear. v For the operation of, the timing-rocker 95 it carries a pin l OLentering a hole 102 in the rear end ofa timing-lever 103 (Fig. 31) located 1n 5 'a long groove 104 (Fi 19) in the inner face of the left hand wall 0 the gunframe' -31 and pivoted so as to swing in a vertical plane upon a screw pivot 105. The front end of thls lever has anupturned nose or projection 106 entering-a notch 3107 m a left hand action slide 108 (Fig. 30) ,when the same is at the limit of itsrearward excursionat which time the entrance of the nose 106 into the notch 107 permits the lever 103 to be turned on its pivot 105' by its spring 109, whereby the timin -r ocker 95 is swung on its pivot 96 with the e ect of moving the timing-yoke 88 forward sufficiently to introduce .its crossbar 89 be- 106 of the lever 103 downward; whereby therear end of the Ie'veris lifted with the elfctof operating the rocker 95 and yoke 88 in the withdrawal ofthe bar'89 from o eratlve relations with respect tothe rear en of the searand to the liig ofthetriggcr, and from this 0 moment the riding of the nose 106 upon the straight under edge of the slide 108 will hold i the rockerand yoke in these positions and i prevent the'latter from returning-to its operative relations to tliesear and trigger.

' 5 The left hand action-slide 108 islo'cated son with the gun-barrel.

and moves back and forth in' a lon groove 110 in' the inner face ofthe left han -wall of sli e is rigidly secured by meansof ascrew,

. (not shown), whereby the left hand actionslide is caused to move back and forth in uni- 75 The timing mechanism' above described makes it necessar to allow the trigger to move forward eac time after firing before the gun can befired again, thus necessitatin an interval between 30 the successive shots an reventing the trigger being effectively pul ed so as to'release the hammer except when the gun is fully closed. But for this mechanism the gun could be fired automatically until stri ped of 5 all its cartridges by simply holding the trigger back. To control the feeding of thecartridges out of the magazine 3, I employ a cartridge-stop 1 14 (Fig; 27), the body of which has the form 9 of a flat spring and which is located back of the forward end of the timing-lever 103 the groovel104 and secured-1n place by a screw 115 passing throu h its rear end. This stop is provided at its orward'end with an inwardly projecting stop-finger 1 16 alsoextendingupward for entrance into a notch 117 in the lower edge of the left hand action slide 108 at apoint in front .of the timing-notch 107 thereof. When thegrin is fully closed, 'the notch 117 is brought into registration with the upper end of thefinger .116 and permitsthe stop 114 to spring outward from right to left, whereb its finger 116 is cleared from the rearend o the magazine3 so as to ermit the free passage of a cartridge thererom onto the forward end ofthe carrier 79 which is then in its cartridge-receiving position. When, however, the slide 108's'tarts on its forward movement with the barrel the 110 bevel of the bottom wall 'of the notch 107 acts upon the upper end of the fing'er'l 16 to spring the stop 114 inward so as to bring its finger 116 into the path of the cartridges in time to engage with the head of the rearmost' 1'15 cartridge which it will hold back until the barrel has returned to its closed position when the stop is -again permitted by the notch 11-7 to spring outward 'yand release the detained cartridgea'ndallow the same to be fed back 9 upon the carrier. i

For closing the barrel at the breech, I emplo anobturator 118 (Fig. 14) .consisting of a short thick disk located in a recess 119 in the upper portion ofthe front face of the tractors 54 (Fig.- .13) are mounted in this obturator the sides of which are respectively formed with grooves 121, 121, for their reception. On account of its construction and arrangement the obturator 118 is very readily removed and replaced as occasion may require. Being constantly exposed to the corrosive action of the gases it is likely to require frequent cleaning and renewal.

At their rear ends the extractors are engaged by plungers122 encircled by springs 123, the said plungers and springs being located in holes 124 drilled in the breech-wall 125 at a point back of the recess 119 therein. The

obturator has a central hole 126 for the re-' ception of the forward end of the firing-pin 127 which is encircled by a spring 128 for retracting it when the hammer is cocked. The firing pin 127 and the spring 128 are located in a passage 129 formed for their receptionin the breech-wall 125 aforesaid. A vertical passage 1330 leads from the hole 126 in the obturator to permit theescape of any gas from pierced primers.

The magazine 3 is charged when the gun is closed through a loading-opening 131 in the gun-frame, by pushing the forward end of the carrier 79 upward by the entering cartridge a (Fig. 17) and starting the same forward into the magazine. The cartridge should not, however, be pushed all the way into the magazine but should be released when in an approximately horizontal position, to the action of the magazine-follower 20 which willpush it against a shoulder 132 at the rear end of a groove 133 in the lower face of the carrier as shown in Fig. 17 This cartridge will then lie-engaged and pushed forward into the magazine by the following cartridge 1) (Fig. 17) and so on, until the magazine is full. The last cartridge to enter the magazine should be pushed forward far enough to clear the forward end of the carrier and permit the same to be moved down into its cartridge-receivingposition by means of the leaf '82 of the spring 81. The rearmost cartridge will then be fed back onto the upper face of the carrier ready -to be lifted thereby into position to have the barrel telescoped over it. After the magazine is full the gun is manually operated by means of the handle 39 to prepare the gun for use.

It is apparent that in carrying out my invention some changes from the construction herein shown and described may be made. I would therefore have it understood that I do not limit myself thereto but hold myself at liberty to make such departures there from as fairly fall Within the spirit and scope of ,my invention.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is r 1. In a gas'operated gun, the combination with a movable barrel, of a stationary tubular'magazine, means for utilizing a portion of the gases of explosion for moving the barrel forward by pressure exerted against the front of themagazine, and action mechanism connected withthe movable barrel for operation thereby whereby the spent shells are ejected, the loaded cartridges are fed and the hammer is cocked.

2. In 'a gas-operated gun, the combination with a movable barrel having a gas-port, of a stationary tubular magazine, a magazine-tip formed at its forward end with a gas-chamber, a bracket depending from the barrel, and a piston carried by the bracket and entering the said gascha1nber, the said bracket and piston having passages leadingfrom the said gas-port into the bottom of the gaschamber. a

3. In a gas-operated gun, the combination with a movable barrel having a gas-port, a stationary tubular magazine, of a bracket depending from the said barrel and having a gas-passage, a piston formed independent of and applied to the said bracket and having a gasassage, a magazine-tip mounted upon the orward end of the magazine and having a gas-chamber receiving the said piston, whereby a portion of the gases of explosion are conveyed from the barrel to the said chamber in which they expand for moving the barrelforward. I

4. In a gas-operated gun, the combination with a movable barrel, of a stationary tubu. lar magazine, means interposed between the barrel and the magazine for utilizing a por tion of the gases of explosion for moving the barrel forward, a bearing sleeve de ending from the barrel and encircling the orward end of the magazine upon which it rides back and forth, and a guard or jacket inclosing the forward end of the barrel and the said bearing-sleeve.

5. In a gas-operated gun, the combination with a movable barrel, of a stationary tubular magazine, a magazine-tip having a gaschamber, a piston carried by the barrel and entering the said gas-chamber, rovision being made for leading a portion 0 the gases of explosion from the barrel into the said gaschamber, a bearing-sleeve carried by the barrel and riding back and forth over the forward end of the magazine, a barrel operatingspring encircling the rear portion of the magazine, an operating-spring abutment mounted upon t e magazine, and ajacket respectively supported at its rear andforward ends by the sleeve and ti and inelosing the forward end of the barre and the said bearing-sleeve.

6. In a gas-operated gun, the combination with a movable barrel, of a stationary tubular magazine, means for utilizing a portion of the gases of explosion for moving the barrel forward by pressure exerted against the front end of the magazine, a barrel-operating spring encircling the rear end of the maga zine, a sleeve mounted upon the magazine 1 and forming an abutment for the front end jacket inclosing the front end of the maga-,

- ported at its rear end by t ment sleeve.

of the said spring, a forearm inclosing the said spring, and a forearm ti mounted in the forearm andsupported in t e said sleeve.

ried b the barrel and sliding back and forth over t e front end of the ma azine, a barreloperating spring encircling t e rear portion of the magazine, an operating-spring abut-.

ment sleeve mounted upon the magazine, a

zine and the said bearingl-sleeve and supe'said operatingspring abutment sleeve, and a forearm-supported at its forward end 8. In a gas-operated gun, the combination with a movable barrel, of a stationary tubu- 'lar magazine, a couplin lar magazine, means for utilizing a portion of the gases -.of explosion vfor moving the barrel forward by pressure exerted against the front of the ma azine, a barrel operating spring for moving t e barrel rearwar ,meehanism for ejectin the spentshells and feed ing the loaded s oils, and connections between the said mechanism and the rear end of the movable barrel. a 7

9. In a gas-operated gun, the combination with a": movable barrel, of a stationary tubusleeve mounted upon thebarrel and encirc ing the magazine, anoperating spring encircling) the magazine in position to e com ressed y the forward movement of the sai sleeve, an action-slide connection secured at its forward end to the said sleeve, and a pivotal ejector operated by the rear end of the said connection.

10. In a gas-operated 'gun, the combination with a movable barrel, of a stationary tubular magazine, means for utilizing a portion of .the gases of explosion for moving the .barrel forward by pressure exerted against the frontof the ma azlne, a coupli n sleeve mounted uponthe arrel and encirc 'ng the magazine, an action-slide, an action-slide connection secured at its forward endto the said sleeve and provided at i'ts rear end with a handle for the manual operation of the H. In a .gasroperated gun, the comblnas tion. with a movable barrel, of a stationary tubular magazine, means for tilizing :a porat Its forward end to the said. sleeve,- an.

tionof the gases ofexplosion or moving the barrel forward by pressureexerted against v 'thefrontof.the ma azine, acoupli .mqunted upon the arrel and encirc ng the .magazine, an action slide connection secured action slide,\an action-slide hook pivoted to the forward end thereofand engaged 'byiahe" by the said abut-- sleeve fired until the rearwar actio1i-slide having a beveled lug, and an action-slide hook carried by the action-slide and engaged by the action-slide connection, a hammer, trig er and sear, a'cockin lever co-acting with t e hammer and with t e said beveled lug whereby the hammer is cooked duringthe orward movement of the barrel.

13. In a gas-operated gun, the combination with a movable barrel, of a stationary tubular magazine, means for utilizing a portion of the gases of explosion for moving the barrel forward -by pressure exerted against ,the front of the'magazine, an action-slide connection secured at its forward end to the barrel by which it is moved back and forth, an action-slide, an action-slide hook carried thereby and'engaged by the said connection,

a lug at therear end of the action-slide,a and a carrier-leveroperated'by the said In pivotal carrier operated by the sald'Iever.

14. In a gas-operated gun, the combination'with a movable barrel, of a stationary. tubular-magazine, means for utilizing a portion of the gases of explosion for moving the blarrel forward by pressure exerted against t e conne tion ,connected at its forward end to the said barrel by means of which it is moved back and forth, an action-slide" formed upon.

its inner face with a lug having its forward and rear ends lieveled, an action-hook carried by the forward end ofthe slide and engaged b the said connection for the movement 0 the action-slide back and forth, a

ont of the magazine, an action-slide ivotal carrier-lever operated by the said ug, a pivotal carrier operated by the said lever, and springs acting downward upon the carrier-lever and upward on the carrier.

. I 15. ha gas-operated-gun, the combination with a longitudinally movable barrel, of

aspr' for'normally holding the barrel at the limit of :its rearward movement, means for utilizing a portion of the gases of. explosion formoving the barrel forward, a ham-' mer, a soar, a trigger .at all times free to be swung on its pivot to the limit of its swinging movement,.and a timingzmechanism c on-' trolled by the barrel in t e forward move- 'ment thereof and cqacting with the scar and trigger ;to limit the effective operation of the triggprupon the sear to the closed position the. cannot be of t e. barrel, whereby pull upon the trigger has been-removed,

16. In a gas-operated gun, the combination with-a longitudinally movable barrel, of a spring the limit of its rearward movement, means for utilizing a portion of the gases of explosion for moving the barrel forward, an actionslide partaking of the movement of the barrel forward and back, a hammer, sear and trigger, and a timing-mechanism operated by the said action-slide in the forward move ment thereof with the barrel and reacting with the sear and trigger for limiting the effective operation of the trigger upon the sear to the closed position of the barrel.

17. In a gas-operated gun, the combination with a longitudinally movable barrel, of a spring for normally holding the barrel at the limit of its rearward movement, means for utilizing a portion of the gases of explosion for moving thebarrel forward, an actionslide partaking of the movement of the barrel forward and back, a hammer, sear and trigger, a .timinglever.operated by the said action-slide in the forward movement there-' of, a timing-rocker actuated by the said lever, and a timing-yoke carried by the said rocker and coating with the trigger and sear for the effective operation. of the triggerupon position.

the. sear when the barrel is in its closed 18. In a gas-operated gun, the combination with the gun-frame, ofa lon itudinally movable barrel, a spring. for norma ly holding the barrel at the limit of its rear-ward move ment, means for. utilizing a portion of the gases of explosion for moving the barrel 0a ward, a stationary tubular magazine, a

cartridge-stop located within the gun-frame in position to stop the feeding of the cartrid es from the magazine and controlled by the forward movement of the barrel to stop the feeding of the cartridges from the magazme.

19. In a gas-operated gun, the combination with the gun-frame, of a longitudinally movable barrel, a-spring for normally holding the barrel at the limit of its rearward movement, means for utilizing a portion of the gases of explosion for moving the barrel forward, a stationary tubular magazine, a cartridge-stop located within the gun-frame in position to stop the feeding of the cartridges from the magazine, and an actionslide partaking of the movement of the barrel forward and back and coacting directly with the stop duringits forward movement with the barrel for stopping the feeding of cartridges from the magazine.

20: In a gas-operated gun, the combination with a gun-frame having a top-ejection opening, of a longitudinally movable barrel, a spring for normally holding the barrel at the, limit of its rearward movement, means for utilizing a portion of the gases of explo-' sion for moving the barrel forward, an obfor normally holding the barrel at turator, two extractors located in recesses therein in a horizontal plane, and an ejector pivotally mounted in; the rear portion of the gunframe and controlled in being swung forward and upward by the forward movement of the barrel, for forcing the spent shells out of the grasp of the said extractors and ejecting them through the said topcjeetion opening.

21. In a gas-operated gun, the combination with a gun-frame having atop-ejec tion opening, of a longitudinally movable barrel, a spring for normally holding the barrel at the limit of its rearward movement, means for utilizing a portion of the gases of explosion for moving the barrel forward, an obturator, two extractors located in recesses therein in a horizontal plane, an action-slide, an ejector pivotally mounted in the gunframe and operated directly by the said slide the barrel, whereby the ejector is-swung forward and upward for forcing the spent shells out of the grasp of the extractors and ejecting them through the said top ejector-opera ing; and means for intermittently connecting the said slide with the gun-barrel for its operation thereby.

22. In a gas-operated gun, the combination with the gun-frame, of a longitudinally movable barrel, a spring for normally holding the barrel at the limit of its rearward movement, means for utilizing a portion of the gasesof explosion'for moving the barrel forward, an ejector hung on the gun-frame, a cartridgc=carrier hung on the gun-frame,*an

action-slide, and means for connecting the slide with the barrel which picks up the slide for the operation of the ejector during the forward movement of the barrel and for the operation of the carrier during the rearward mclvement of the barrel which then drops the sli e.

23. In a gas-operated gun, the combi nation with a gun-frame having a top-ejection opening, of a longitudinally movable barrel, a spring for normally holding the barrel at the limit of its rearward movement, means for utilizing a portion of the gases of explosion'for 'moving the'barrel forward,

action-mechanism controlled in its operation,

by the barrel in the forward and-rearward movement thereof, an obturator located in a recess in the gun-frame, two extractors respectively located in recesses in opposite faces of the obturator, and an ejector pivotally mounted in the rear portion of the gunframe and swung forward and upward by the said action-mechanism during the forward movement of the said barrel.

a longitudinally movab e barrel, a spring for normally holding the barrelat the limit of its during the forward movement thereof with;

v 24.111 a gas-operated gun, the combi- I 5 forward and rear movement thereof, an In testimony whereof,- I have signed this 8- sages? rearward movement, -means for utilizing .a ism in being swung upwardand forward durportion of the gases of explosion for moving *ing the forward movement ofthe barrel, the the barrel forward, action mechanism oonsaid obtur'ator forming a stop for the said trolled in its operation by: the barrel in-the ejector.

obturator located in the said recess in the specification .in the presence of two subbreech-wall of the gun-frame, twi l extractors scribing witnesses. respectively located in recesses"- iii opposite :WILLIAM MASON.

faces of the said obturator, and an ejector Witnesses:

'10 pivotally mounted in the rear portion of the GEORGE l). SEYMOUR,

gun-frame and operated by the said meohan- FREDERIO C. 'EARLE. 

